Pink: 'I've never been popular'
Thursday, October 7 2010, 15:23 BST
By Robert Copsey, Music Reporter
Pink has revealed that she never thought she would be successful in the music industry.
The singer, who is releasing a greatest hits compilation and single 'Raise Your Glass' next month to mark ten years in the business, said that her success is a "huge accomplishment" because she refused to become an "endorsement girl".
"The reason I wrote 'Raise Your Glass' is because it's a celebration of being an underdog," she told In Demand.
"Instead of becoming a cover girl and endorsement girl and a popular girl and having number ones - I mean I've had one number one in my entire career - I just hit the road and pounded the pavement and became a touring artist.
"That has been a huge accomplishment for me. You don't have to be popular when you're a touring artist, you just have to be good. This album is a celebration and a thank you to everybody for hanging out with me for so long."
She confessed that the retrospective LP is called Greatest Hits...So Far because "I still feel like 17 and I haven't hit my halfway mark".
The 'Sober' star also hinted at rumours of an acoustic album in the future, but was unsure how it would sound.
She said: "I'm going to do [an acoustic album]. I'm definitely going to do that. It's only going to come out if it's amazing, it could be complete crap."
"Instead of becoming a cover girl and endorsement girl and a popular girl and having number ones - I mean I've had one number one in my entire career - I just hit the road and pounded the pavement and became a touring artist.
She's so humble and honest!!
I heard "Raise Your Glass" on the radio, and the two girls who were in the car with me were like, "I like P!nk because she's been such a good role model as an artist, never selling out or being overtly sexual in her image..."
Oh yeah, Pink is really unpopular. It's not like "Missundaztood" sold over 5 million copies or anything. And she's only had 8 top ten hits and 5 more top 20 hits on the Hot 100. So I mean, total flop.
But I guess I kind of get her point. She's had this amazing 10 year career without ever truly becoming a household name. I'm so proud of her for her success and her artistry. To many more amazing years!
